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Project Visa

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive internet resource guide to visa and embassy information for all countries around the world. Search by region or view the entire country list. Links to other travel, visa, and immigration sites.
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Project Britain: British Life and Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
Thanks to teachers and students at Woodlands Junior School for this excellent website that clues us in on everything British. This is an excellent source of information for customs and traditions, daily life, etiquette, government, food...
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USA Today

Usa Today: The Middle East Project [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this project, students will learn about and provide a concise description of a country in the Middle East. They will then present information about their country to the class. Lesson plan includes standards and weekly procedures....
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Kqed Radio: The Iran Project

For Students 9th - 10th
The Iran Project examines the changes in modern Iran since 1981. This project includes a one-hour public radio documentary, "The Struggle for Iran," as well as a detailed overview of the country. Click "About Iran" to learn about this...
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Children's Books Online

Children's Books Online: Little Mr. Thimblefinger and His Queer Country

For Students 9th - 10th
"Little Mr. Thimblefinger and His Queer Country", written in 1894 by Joel Chandler Harris, has been digitized and made available by the Rosetta Project. This 150 page book is appropriate for advanced readers.
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World Justice Project: What Is the Rule of Law?

For Students 9th - 10th
Derived from internationally accepted standards, the World Justice Project's definition of the rule of law is a system in which the following four universal principles are upheld by four universal principles. These four universal...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: 2004 Asian Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are employees of a unit of the United Nations responsible for coordinating disaster relief after a major disaster (the 2004 Asian Earthquake and Tsunami) occurs. The agency needs to understand the situation in each country so...
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University of Oregon

Mapping History Project: Territorial Expansion of the u.s. 1783 1853

For Students 9th - 10th
Click on the sliding bar and watch how the United States territory grew with the Louisiana Purchase, Florida Acquisitions, Texas Annexation, Oregon Country, and Mexican Cession.
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Metrocosm: Your World Map Is Hiding Something

For Students 6th - 8th
The Mercator projection is the map everyone is most familiar with, however, this map gives a distorted view of our world. Find out why and compare other map projections. Have fun clicking on the maps and changing the projections to see...
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Bike About the Mediterranean

For Students 9th - 10th
The creators of this site biked through many countries in the Mediterranean region from 1997 to 1998 and describe here their journey. Along the way, they visited many cultural sites and schools and reported here about their experiences....
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Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon: Project Gutenberg: The Human Comedy (Honore De Balzac)

For Students 9th - 10th
The entire collection of Balzac's novels and short stories, translated to English, is available here in plain text format.
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The World Bank

World Bank: Bangladesh Data, Projects and Research

For Students 9th - 10th
See the development challenges Bangladesh faces and the way the World Bank is assisting the country. There is also a brief summary of the various functions and organization of The World Bank as well as an overview of how priorities are...
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Constitute: The World's Consitutions to Read, Search and Compare

For Students 9th - 10th
Constitute is a project from Comparative Constitutions Project which was done by in cooperation with Google, and is managed by individuals from several universities. The site provides access to constitutions, in English, from countries...
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National Museum of Ireland

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the home page of the National Museum of Ireland. The museum is actually four museums: Decorative Arts and History; Country Life; Natural History; and Archaeology. You can view exhibits from each museum through this site. In...
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Story Corps: Every Voice Matters

For Students 9th - 10th
StoryCorps is a national oral history project that records and preserves stories of people around the country. Select recordings are broadcast weekly on NPR, with an archive of stories available for playback at the StoryCorps online...
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Hands on Universe (Hou)

For Students 9th - 10th
HOU trains teachers in how to use astronomy tools and its curriculum materials for science education. HOU is now part of GHOU, or Global Hands-On Universe, and is linked to astronomy scientists in countries all over the world. A world...
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Flow of History

Flow of History: Nuclear Arms Race

For Students 9th - 10th
The events and countries involved in the nuclear arms race are profiled. Text plus a colored graphic flowchart make the topic visually appealing and of interest to both students and educators.
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer

For Students 9th - 10th
J. Robert Oppenheimer is credited with the creation of the atomic bomb. But, "The country asked him to do something and he did it brilliantly, and they repaid him for the tremendous job he did by breaking him." This documentary traces...
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NBC

Nbc Learn: Free Resources: Finishing the Dream: Learning From Civil Rights Era

For Students 9th - 10th
Over one hundred video clips, culled from NBS News archives, document events and issues of the civil rights era, from 1954-68. Also includes contemporary perspectives on civil rights, with videos of town hall-style conversations about...
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The Ministry of Justice: Argentina

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided by the Argentine Ministry of Justice. It contains an organizational chart, action plans, project updates and data services. It also includes a link to the Civil Services Union.
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Indiana University

Wpa Exhibit Project: The Works Projects Administration in Indiana

For Students 9th - 10th
Although this site concerns itself with the WPA in Indiana, the information provides a good overall look at the Works Progress Administration in the rest of country during the New Deal era.
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Care: Virtual Field Trips Archive: Nepal

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Himalayan country of Nepal and about ongoing humanitarian projects of the organization CARE in the country.
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Pbs Learning Media: Pbs American Portrait Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS American Portrait is a national storytelling project that invites individuals to participate in a conversation about what it really means to be an American today. To answer this question, PBS and its partners are collecting photos,...
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A&E Television

History.com: How Landing the First Man on the Moon Cost Dozens of Lives

For Students 9th - 10th
NASA was preparing feverishly for a moon landing in a race against the former Soviet Union to honor slain president John F. Kennedy's 1961 pledge for the country to land a spacecraft on the moon (and return safely) before the end of the...

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